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Logging Road & Rail Grade via Donahue Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Logging Road & Rail Grade via Donahue Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 338 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,686 – 1,883 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.52243, -122.15725
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
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Logging Road & Rail Grade via Donahue Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,687–1,884 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.52243, -122.15725

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 59°F / low 49° · precip 72% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Logging Road, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach Rail Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading E.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading SE.
  10. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/logging-road-rail-grade-out-back-8-km-2e89

Trail surface

34% dirt21% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 59°F49°
Precip72%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 33% rain7 AM: 35% rain8 AM: 32% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 27% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 72% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 62°49° 26%
Sun 66°49° 41%
Mon 67°46° 31%
Tue 76°49°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 74°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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